HALIFAX, Huddersfield gained their first Yorkshire Inter-Union Golf League win of the season by 20-16 over Teesside at Meltham – but they had some almighty scares.

A superb 11-1 margin from the foursomes proved crucial as basement side Teesside, without a point this season, dominated the singles to the tune of 15-9.

Chris Mear’s new look team included newly crowned PS Cockroft champion Mark Hepworth and Tom Goodair and Andy Wilford also on debut.

The only close match in the morning was that of Sam Bridges and Iain Powell who went to the last hole all square, a missed the green and failed to get up and down, presenting Teesside with an opportunity, but a three-putt meant the match was halved.

All the other foursomes went in the favour of Mear’s men with wins for Richard Broadley and Andy Shaw, Frank Greaves and Brad Tupman, Mark Birkett and Dave Stafford, Adam Cryer and Tom Goodair and Mark Hepworth and Andy Wilford.

The singles, however, followed the pattern of all this year’s results as five of the top six were lost, allowing Teesside back into the game. The lone winner from the top six was Iain Powell who clinched his points on the last hole.

Adam Cryer once again got in a position to win, going four up after 12 only to lose four of the next five holes to stand on the last tee all square. A solid two putt par ensured him of a halved match.

Tom Goodair battled in vain, losing on the 17th, which left the Halifax, Huddersfield needing two and a half wins from the remaining four matches.

Frank Greaves was two up with two to play but lost the 17th to a par. He held his nerve to win on the last. Brad Tupman stood on the last tee one up, which meant at least a half, whilst Andy Wilford was making headway. He was also dormie two and a half hole on the 17th clinched Halifax, Huddersfield their first win of the season. For good measure, Tupman closed his man out on the last to leave the final score 20-16.